Jimmy Buffett could get his personal freeway in South Florida

Jimmy Buffett, billionaire American musician who died in September, might get his personal freeway in South Florida.

Florida lawmaker Rep. Chuck Clemons filed a invoice final week to rename parts of A1A in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Seaside and Monroe Counties after the late songwriter.

If the invoice is passes when the 2024 Florida legislative session begins in January, S-A1A which runs from Key West to Georgia can be renamed the “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Freeway.”

Buffett’s connection to Key West is deeply rooted in his music, his restaurant, and his appreciation for the island’s relaxed and carefree lifestyle. He moved to Key West within the early Seventies and town grew to become his muse. Metropolis officers stated he owned a house there and was a long-time resident.

Buffett’s tune “Margaritaville” — maybe his most iconic work — is intently related to Key West. The town has turn into synonymous with the Margaritaville life-style that Buffett has celebrated all through his profession.

Jimmy Buffett died on September 1 on the age of 76. Buffett had been battling Merkel cell most cancers, in accordance with an announcement.

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Following his demise, a petition on change.org emerged to formally rename Key West Airport as Jimmy Buffett Worldwide Airport. The petition has nearly 27,000 signatures of a 35,000 objective.

A love for the tropics

Jimmy Buffett not solely promoted the tropical “island escapism” life-style in music, however enterprise ventures as nicely.

In 1984, he and a good friend opened a T-shirt store in Gulf Shores, Alabama. After it failed, in 1985, they tried once more in Key West, increasing it to what grew to become Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in 1987. The chain opened eating places underneath the Margaritaville and LandShark Bar & Grill names in areas together with Atlantic Metropolis, New Orleans, Nashville, Turks and Caicos, Las Vegas, Jamaica, Orlando, Baltimore, and the Cayman Islands.

By way of his Margaritaville model, Buffett licensed resorts, casinos, cruise experiences, eating places and bars, packaged meals, drinks, spirits, out of doors furnishings, dwelling items, home equipment, and attire and equipment.